Work Ready scholarship initiative for community college tuition passes House
House Bill 626, a Work Ready Scholarship Program to provide free tuition for students attending the state’s community and technical colleges, passed the Kentucky House…
Taxes & Budget
Kentucky Chamber urges legislature to pass 12 key bills in last 12 days
With the 2016 General Assembly quickly coming to an end, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has asked the legislature to take up twelve important bills…
House Democrats pass their budget, sending it to the Senate on day 49 of session
The Kentucky House of Representative passed an amended version of the budget bill that contains changes made by House Democrats Wednesday evening with a unanimous…
Budget crafted by House Democrats restoring higher education cuts passes out of committee
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed a version of the budget Tuesday evening that would restore cuts made to higher education and funds pensions…
House GOP propose their own budget focused on pensions and education
UPDATED: Ahead of the unveiling of a new two-year budget proposed by the House Democratic majority Tuesday afternoon, the House Republican caucus announced their own…
Chamber president discusses budget priorities on KET
Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson discussed the state’s budget on KET’s Kentucky Tonight on Monday. On the program, Adkisson appeared beside State Sen….
Kentucky Chamber asks legislative leaders to protect higher education in state budget
In a letter to legislative leaders and the House and Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee chairs, Kentucky Chamber President and CEO requested the General Assembly…
Kentucky Chamber President outlines session wish list on WDRB
Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson recently appeared on Louisville Fox station WDRB to outline the business community’s “wish list” for the 2016 legislative…
Higher education community expresses concerns with Bevin budget proposal
The presidents of the University of Kentucky and the Council on Postsecondary Education shared their concerns over budget cuts faced by higher education and a…
Kentucky Chamber president reacts to Bevin’s first budget proposal
In his first State of the Commonwealth Budget Address, Governor Matt Bevin proposed making some deep budget cuts in order to find money for the…